Sofia held my hands tighter. Her eyes were still wide from fear. “Elena, please. Sit down and listen to me carefully. Do not go tonight. It is not safe for you.”
I sat on the couch but my legs felt restless. “Why not? He hurt you. I need to go there and tell him to stop this madness.”
Sofia took a slow, deep breath. “Because this feels like a trap. Think about everything. He came to this apartment begging you to come back home. You said no. You stood your ground. Then suddenly this attack happens on my way home. It is too perfect. He wants you scared. He wants you to run back to the penthouse so he can hold you and say everything will be okay. Then he wins again.”
I shook my head fast. “But what if I go and make him listen? I can tell him I hate him for this. I can make him call his men
